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The Whale & The Frond

Brain Emoji

improvised. unrepeatable. undeniable.

every set only exists once

post-jam & genre-fluid:
psych rock / hip hop / ambient
post-rock / electronic / jazz-adjacent

100% Improvised Sets

designed for festivals,
late-night sets,
and exploratory lineups

Listen while you are here:

Brain Emoji is a fully improvised live experience. Each performance is a one-time event shaped by the room, the audience, and whatever ideas and guests we invite in.

 

Brain Emoji exists somewhere between intention and accident.

no setlist
no safety net
no repeats

nothing is too serious

what happens only happens once

this is brain emoji

Brain Emoji operates within a post-jam framework; a system of real-time composition built on listening, reaction, and decisive execution. Post-jam is not a genre, but rather a method. It rejects fixed structures, predetermined outcomes, and the expectation of repetition— replacing them with awareness, adaptability, and collective decision-making in real time. There are no pre-written songs, no setlists, and no repeated performances. Every set is created live, in the moment, and shaped by the interaction between players, audience, and environment. This is not aimless improvisation. It is structured discovery: a continuous process of building, shifting, and resolving ideas in real time—where composition and performance are the same act. Within this framework, the music moves fluidly across styles—post-rock, electronic, ambient, jazz, noise, and rhythm-forward improvisation, not as genres to imitate or cycle through, but as functional languages that emerge, overlap, and dissolve as needed. A groove can form and lock. A texture can take over. Energy can escalate into a peak or collapse into space without warning. The range is intentional. The transitions are the point. Post-jam prioritizes the arc over the section. Each performance is shaped as a complete, evolving form—from tension to release, from density to space, from abstraction to impact—regardless of where it begins or ends. No two sets are the same, but the system produces consistently engaging, dynamic, and immersive experiences. This is a practice built on risk, awareness, and control under pressure. Decisions are made in real time and committed to fully. There is no revision, no correction, no fallback. What happens on stage is immediate, unrepeatable, and specific to that moment.

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THE PEOPLE

Mike Bryant — synth / samples
Joe Marcinek — guitar
Vinny Svoboda — bass
Jamie Newitt — drums

• rotating collaborators + special guests
• configuration subject to change
• control is shared

more about each member: Joe Marcinek is an Indiana-based guitarist, composer, and bandleader known for organizing unique, all-star "jam" lineups with his band Joe Marcinek Band--merging funk, blues, jazz fusion, and Grateful Dead-inspired psychedelia, frequently touring with revolving, prominent musicians. Mike Bryant is a Dunedin, Florida-based bandleader & musician, synths player, and punk sound manipulator known for numerous improvisational, genre-fluid bands. He is heavily involved in the local music scene at Dunedin Brewery. Vinny Svoboda is a St. Pete-based multi-instrumentalist, studio musician, and educator specializing in electric and upright bass. Vinny is known for his work with the jazz fusion group Anthill Cinema, and is a Bartolini Pickups emerging artist. Jamie Newitt is a Fort Lauderdale, Florida-based musician, producer, and multi-instrumentalist best known as the longtime drummer for the funk-rock band The Heavy Pets and for his experimental solo project, tiny.blips. He creates vintage-lofi styled music, often recording on tape, and blends genres including soul, jazz, and hip hop.

recent live collaborations: Mike Dillon Steve Molitz Delvon Lamarr Dave Watts James Adkins Yral Morris Jim Wuest Mike Garulli Jon Ditty Zach Stafford Robert Smiley Chris Sgammato Riley O'Brien Kyle Sareni aka Mr Whiskers Rochelle Siddiq & more

Booking

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Recent Highlights: March 2026 - Spring Beer Jam 12 (headlined by JR/Oteil/Jeff Mosier & The Heavy Pets) Feb 2026 - Whippersnap Music & Arts Festival Oct 2025 - Dunedin Brewery Oktobeerfest 25 Fall 2025 - Released "The Dome Sessions" album Jan 2025 - Support for Python at Bayboro (sold out 400cap) March 2024 - Spring Beer Jam 10

BOOKING / INQUIRIES
zerocontextmusic@gmail.com

based in Florida

 

available for:

• festivals

• support slots

• late-night / experimental sets

flexible lineup configurations &

guest collaborators available

2026 Tour Dates:

Thursday, August 20th - Nowhere Bar, Athens, GA

Friday, August 21st - The One Stop at AVL Music Hall, Asheville, NC

Sunday, August 23rd - New Realm, Greenville, SC

Friday, August 28th - The Moon Tower, Dunedin, FL + ???? 

this is brain emoji

nothing will happen the same way twice

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